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In 1960, the song was a major country-pop hit for The Browns, released as a single early that year.It went on to become a major top-ten hit, spending 15 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 5, [4] [5] while reaching No. 20 on Billboard ' s Hot C&W Sides, [6] [7] and No. 17 on Billboard ' s Hot R&B Sides.
"The Old Lamp-Lighter" 1 "Sooner or Later (You're Gonna Be Comin' Around)" 8 "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" 11 1947 "The Egg and I" 16 "After Graduation Day" 22 "That's My Desire" 2 "The Red Silk Stockings and Green Perfume" 8 "The Echo Says 'No'" 17 "An Apple Blossom Wedding" 5 "The Little Old Mill (Went Round and Round)" 24 "Serenade of the Bells" 3
"The Old Dope Peddler" is a satirical song by Tom Lehrer. It was on Lehrer's first album Songs by Tom Lehrer from 1953, and a new live recording on Tom Lehrer Revisited in 1960. The song is a parody of a popular tune well known at the time titled " The Old Lamp-Lighter " by Charles Tobias and Nat Simon , a hit first for Kay Kyser in 1947, and ...
"The Old Lamp-Lighter" Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye with Billy Williams "White Christmas" Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra "The Old Lamp-Lighter" Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye with Billy Williams "The Old Lamp-Lighter" [7] January 11 "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" The King Cole Trio [8 ...
Billboard Most-Played Folk Records of 1946 is a year-end list compiled by The Billboard, printed in the January 4, 1947 issue.It includes rankings for the calendar year only, handicapping records at the beginning and end of the year such as "The Old Lamp-Lighter", which lost more than half of its points.
Some of the best rock, pop, jazz and country albums were released in 1971, including classics by David Bowie, Dolly Parton, Led Zeppelin, and Miles Davis. These albums all turn 50 years old in 2021.
In 1955, they toured with the then 20-year-old Elvis Presley as their younger sister Bonnie Brown joined Maxine and Jim Ed to create the trio group, the Browns. During this period, the group (both prior to and after Bonnie's joining) performed regularly on the Louisiana Hayride , which was a local option for getting their music and group sound ...
Hal Derwin or Hal Derwyn (July 14, 1914 – February 9, 1998) was an American dance bandleader, principally active in the 1940s.. Early in his career, Derwin was a member of a vocal trio with Lee Gillette (later a talent scout for Capitol Records). [1]